By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Jadyn Baum
JADYN BAUM, Washburn Rural
A junior running back, Baum sailed over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season Friday night, picking up 182 yards and scoring three touchdowns on 15 carries as 6-3 Washburn Rural advanced to the second round of the Class 6A football playoffs with a 37-0 win over Wichita South at Bowen-Glaze Stadium. Baum scored TDs on 8, 8 and 46 yards against the Titans.
Dillon Claussen
DILLON CLAUSSEN, Washburn University
A 6-foot-8 sophomore, Claussen registered a pair of double-doubles as the No. 2-ranked Washburn men's basketball team opened the season with a pair of wins in the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Lakeland, Fla. The Omaha, Neb. native scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Saturday's 101-53 win over Augusta (Ga.) and had 23 points and 12 rebounds in Sunday's 89-77 win over No. 3-ranked Dallas Baptist.
Henry Laubach
HENRY LAUBACH, Washburn Rural
A sophomore, Laubach led a balanced Washburn Rural cross country team with a 22nd-place individual finish in a five-kilometer time of 16 minutes, 40.66 seconds Saturday at Rim Rock Farm as the Junior Blues captured the Class 6A team championship by a single point, 100-101 over Blue Valley.
Kade Mitchell
KADE MITCHELL, Hayden
Mitchell, a senior running back, gained 190 rushing yards on just five carries in Friday night's 70-7 opening-round home Class 3A playoff win over Columbus as the Wildcats improved to 9-0 on the season. Mitchell scored four touchdowns, on runs of 51, 42 and 75 yards and a 45-yard pass from Hayden senior quarterback Connor Hanika.
Brynn Spencer
BRYNN SPENCER, Seaman
A junior cross country standout, Spencer earned her second straight Class 5A individual state medal Saturday at Rim Rock Farm, posting a 16th-place finish in 19 minutes, 26.82 seconds. Spencer also earned a state medal as a sophomore with an 18th-place finish.
Dylan Willingham
DYLAN WILLINGHAM, Washburn Rural
Willingham, a senior forward, scored five goals on the week to pad his single-season and career scoring records for the Junior Blues. Willingham scored a three-goal hat trick and also had an assist in Washburn Rural's 9-1 win over Wichita Northwest in a Tuesday regional semifinal and had two goals in a 3-1 come-from-behind win over Wichita East in a regional final on Thursday.
